DC-X Boot Disc

[adol]

Will the DC-X work on newer Dreamcast systems that don't have the audio CD/CD ROM playing options? My Deamcast is about to kick the bucket, and I'm going to buy a replacement soon. I have the boot disc and some imports and I'd like to be able to still play them.

If the DC-X doesn't work on newer models, what month and year was the DC changed to play GD-ROM format only?

Thanks.

[Chakan]

10/01, I believe. That's in October for you kids who write your dates different.

Just a note here for anyone else interested in obtaining a boot disc. You can get the same function out of a free one. Check out DCEmulation.com for the other free ones.

[Josh]

Urban legend.

One of my DCs was manufactured after October 01 and it reads cds and cdrs just fine and dandy.

[Jeremy]

I'm with 88 on this one, I have never heard conclusive proof of it.

[sggg]

It's true. My girlfriend bought one of the Dreamcasts which will not read CDrs. I had actually been meaning to ask the very same question. I tried to use a boot CD to play Rez on her Dreamcast. It would not recognise the CD.

Supposedly there is a work around though? We never arsed with it though since mine works fine...

[Chux]

I had 2 friends who got new DCs... both after 10/01. I gave them copied goods, and under no circumstance did it read it.

[Chakan]

Well, you guys aren't giving specific dates, so that's not helping anyone. Care to list the dates if your DC does read non-GDROM sources?